We had a few issues this year with the weather not cooperating (rained almost all day Saturday which would normally be my best day for snacks) but still did great in sales. DH and I made $916.00. We kept out $100.00 and put the rest in the mortgage checking account for Octobers Principle Payment.
I made some changes to snacks and added little bags of chips for .50 each and I also bought brand name Coke and Diet Coke because so many people were requesting it. I charged .50 for the generic pop and .75 for the Brand name, which still came out to a similar profit of .35 - .40 profit per can, depending on what kind of deal I got when I purchased it. House feels a LOT lighter with over $1300 less merchandise in it over the course of 2 weeks!
Here is the breakdown:
$4.00 Misc Science supplies from DHs classroom
$1.00 Clothes my step-mom didn't want to store/mark
$5.50 Clothes my cousin didn't want to store
$8.25 Clothes my Moms friend didn't want to store/mark
$8.00 Clothes a coworker didn't want to store/mark
$26.75 Total from FREE items that were donated to me!
$85.75 DH Sports Cards
Snacks
$13.00 Juice
$6.00 Cupcakes
$26.50 Pop
$30.75 Coke/Diet Coke
$39.00 Water
$30.50 Brownies
$18.50 Chips
$125.00 Snocones
Total Snacks = $289.25
Free Items from CVS
Airwick Scented Oil Warmer (2) sold for $1.00 each = $2.00 profit
Contour Next EZ Diabetic Meter sold for $7.00 = $7.00 profit
Easy Feet sold for $4.00 = $4.00 profit
Gillette Custom Plus3 (5) (Money Maker of .01 each) sold for $5.00 each = $25.05
Gillette Fusion Shave Gel (Money Maker of .62) sold for $1.00 = $1.62 profit
Glade Scented Oil Warmer (2) sold for $1.00 each = $2.00 profit
GUM Toothbrush sold for $2.50 = $2.50 profit
Heat Patches sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit
Herbal Essences (7) (Money Maker of .49 each) sold for $2.00 each = $17.43 profit
Just the Basics Toothbrush (2) sold for $1.00 each = $2.00 profit
Maybelline Nail Polish (2) sold for $2.00 each = $4.00 profit
Renu Contact Solution sold for $4.00 = $4.00 profit
Revlon Colorstay Eyeshadow sold for $3.50 = $3.50 profit
Revlon Glitter Nail File (2) sold for $1.50 each = $3.00 profit
Revlon Nail Clipper (Money Maker of .31 each) sold for $1.50 each = $3.62 profit
St. Joseph Aspirin (Money Maker of .25) sold for $3.00 = $3.25 profit
Thermacare Wrap (4) sold for $3.00 = $12.00 profit
Discounted Items from CVS
Bausch & Lomb Eyedrops - I paid .99
Sold for $3.00 = $2.01 profit
Broadway Nails Pedicure Set - I paid .80 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Bubbles (2) - I paid .17 per bottle (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for .50 per bottle = .66 profit
Carmex Lip Balm (2) - I paid .44 each (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $1.00 each = $2.00 profit
Clairol Nice n Easy Hair Color (2) - I paid .32 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $3.00 each = $6.00 profit
Coin Counter - I paid $2.50 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $5.00 = $5.00 profit
Essie Nail Polish (8) - I paid .83 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $3.00 = $24.00 profit
Gillette Fusion Shave Gel - I paid .37 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit
Gillette ProGlide Fusion - I paid .99
Sold for $6.00 = $5.01 profit
Glade Premium Room Spray (6) - I paid .45 each (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $1.50 each = $9.00 profit
Glade Sense & Spray - I paid .67
Sold for $4.00 = $3.33 profit
Ice Cream Scoop (6) - I paid .49 each (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $1.00 each = $6.00 profit
Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow (2)- I paid .70 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $2.00 = $4.00 profit
Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez Nailpolish - I paid .80 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Nivea Bodywash - I paid $1.44 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Polish (5) - I paid .55 each (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $3.00 each = $15.00 profit
Sally Hansen Dry & Go Drops - I paid .93 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $3.00 each = $3.00 profit
Softsoap Handpump - I paid $1.67 (Bought to meet a deal for other items) (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $1.50 = -.17 loss
Venus Spa Breeze - I paid $2.99 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $6.00 = $6.00
Discounted Items from Claires
Flower Hair Clip I paid $1.00
Sold for $2.50 = $1.50 profit
Girl's Belts (3) I paid $1.00 each
Sold for $4.50 each = $10.50 profit
Free Items from Target
Gillette Fusion Proglide (Money Maker of $2.53 each) sold for $6.00 each = $17.06 profit
Poise Towelettes sold for $1.50 = $1.50 profit
Venus Embrace Razors (Money Maker of $2.53 each) sold for $6.00 each = $8.53 profit
Discounted Items from Target
Composition Notebooks (7) - I paid .22 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $5.46 profit
Hunger Games Notebooks (2) - I paid .88 each
Sold for $2.00 each = $2.24 profit
Monster High Notebook Cover (2) - I paid $.60 each
Sold for $1.50 each = $1.80 profit
Notebooks Covers - I paid .20 each
Sold for .50 each = .30 profit
Red Pens 10pk (2) - I paid .30
Sold for $1.00 each = $1.40 profit
Rulers (5) - I paid .15
Sold for .50 each = $1.75 profit
Discounted Items from JCPenney
Flipflops (2) I paid .14
Sold for $3.00 each = $5.72 profit
Free Items from Menards
Belts (2) sold for $4.00 each = $8.00 profit
Blacktop Crack Filler (3) sold for $2.00 each = $6.00 profit
Breeze Blocker sold for $2.00 = $2.00 profit
Carpenters Pencils sold for $1.50 = $1.50 profit
Comfort Patches (2) sold for $3.00 each = $6.00 profit
Dog Shampoo (2) sold for $3.00 each = $6.00 profit
Grime Wipes sold for $1.00 each = $1.00 profit
Hand Sanitizer Kits (2) sold for $1.00 each = $2.00 profit
Hex Set sold for $2.00 = $2.00 profit
Lint Rollers 3pk sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Magic Measuring Spoon (2) sold for $4.00 each = $8.00 profit
Paint Brushes (3) sold for $3.00 each = $9.00 profit
Pink Caulk sold for $1.50 = $1.50 profit
Pizza Slicer sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
PVC Knit Gloves (7) sold for $1.00 each = $7.00 profit
Reach Tool sold for $5.00 = $5.00 profit
Respirator Masks 20pk sold for $5.00 = $5.00 profit
Safety Box Cutters (4) sold for $1.00 each = $4.00 profit
Shop Towels (2) sold for $1.50 each = $3.00 profit
Silicone Grabbers (2) sold for $2.50 each = $5.00 profit
Stanley Protective Eyewear (2) sold for $4.00 each = $8.00 profit
Sunglasses (2) sold for $3.00 each = $6.00 profit
Utility Knife sold for $4.00 each = $4.00 profit
Vaseline Lotion (2) sold for $2.00 each = $4.00 profit
Disounted Items from Menards
Disney Night Light - I paid .99
Sold for $4.00 = $3.01 profit
Expandable Pocket File - I paid .69
Sold for $2.00 = $1.31 profit
The Planet Shampoo (3)- I paid .99 each
Sold for $3.00 each = $5.97
Free Items from Staples
Avery 5 Tab Dividers sold for .50 = .50 profit
Discounted Items from Staples
Staples Cap Erasers I paid .01
Sold for .50 = .49 profit
Staples Photopaper (3) - I paid $1.00 each
Sold for $5.00 each = $12.00 profit
Free Items from Kmart
Biore Make-up Removers (2) (Money Maker of .78 each) sold for $1.50 each = $4.57 profit
Discount Items from Rummage Sales
A to Z Mystery Books (2) – I paid .05 each
Sold for .25 each = .40 profit
Lint Roller I paid .34
Sold for $1.00 = .66 profit
Free Items from work
(they are cleaning out and offered a bunch of obsolete supplies to employees for Free!)
German Dictionary sold for .50 = .50 profit
Medical Dictionary (2) sold for .75 each = $1.50 profit
Total Profits
Claires $12.00
CVS $198.81
JCP $5.72
Kmart $4.57
Menards $120.29
Rummage Sale $1.06
Staples $12.99
Target $40.04
Work $2.00
Total Profit on bought to resell items $397.48!!
And that is after 2 weeks before this we made $313.54 on bought to resell items, so over $700.00 profit on my “little hobby”!!
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